ESH Handbook 2002

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E S H

ENVIRONMENTAL

SAFETY & HEALTH

HANDBOOK

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The information contained in this booklet is purely advisory and for the purpose of assisting contractors/employers in the areas of environment, safety and health. The content in this booklet does not purport to refer to or guarantee compliance with regulations that may be applicable to such practices and conditions. This booklet should not be considered a definitive listing of all regulations nor an absolute solution to all environmental, safety and health issues. Nike assumes no responsibility for the implementation, management, or procedures contained herein.

Nike, Inc. One Bowerman Drive Beaverton, Oregon 97005-6453

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1. ESH Management ... 1-1 A. Management System ... 1-1 B. ESH Committee ... 1-12 C. Injury/Illness System Management ... 1-15 • Incident/Accident Investigation System ... 1-16 • Reporting Hazards ... 1-17 • Evaluating Hazards ... 1-17 • Correcting Hazards ... 1-18 2. Environmental Protection ... 2-1 A. Air Emissions ... 2-1 B. Hazardous Waste ... 2-9 C. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) ... 2-14 D. Wastewater ... 2-16 E. Solid Waste ... 2-20 F. UST ... 2-22 G. AST ... 2-26 H. Spill Response ... 2-29 3. Chemical Management ... 3-1 A. Chemical Hazard Communication ... 3-1 B. Hazardous Material Labeling ... 3-1 C. Restricted Manufacturing Substances (RMS) 3-9 D. Storage, Handling, Distribution, Dispensing 3-11 4. Facilities and Maintenance ... 4-1 A. General Work Environment ... 4-1 • Housekeeping ... 4-1 • Floors and Walls ... 4-2 • Stairs and Stairways ... 4-3 • Exits ... 4-7 • Illumination ... 4-9 B. Ventilation ... 4-14 • Exhaust Ventilation ... 4-14 • Fume Hoods ... 4-18 C. Accident Prevention Signs and Tags ... 4-21

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D. Machine Shop Safety ... 4-23 • General Rules ... 4-23 • Bench and Pedestal Grinders ... 4-24 • Air Hoses, Tools and Compressors ... 4-26 • Fan Guards ... 4-28 • Portable and Powered Hand Tools ... 4-28 • Tool and Equipment Maintenance ... 4-32 • Ladder Safety ... 4-45 • Compressed Gas Cylinders ... 4-48 E. Contractor and Subcontractor Safety ... 4-52 F. Confined Spaces Protection ... 4-53 G. Welding, Cutting and Brazing (Hot-Work) . 4-55 5. Industrial Health ... 5-1 A. Heat Stress Prevention ... 5-1 B. Cold Stress Prevention ... 5-4 C. Occupational Noise Exposure ... 5-7 D. Ergonomics ... 5-15 E. Non-Ionizing Radiation (Ultraviolet (UV)

and Radio Frequency (RF) Radiation) ... 5-23 F. Bloodborne Pathogens ... 5-32 G. Asbestos ... 5-35 H. Occupational Exposure Limits ... 5-39 6. Emergency Preparedness and Response ... 6-1 A. Emergency Action ... 6-1 B. Fire Protection ... 6-4 • Fire Protection Plan ... 6-4 • Fire Protection Measures ... 6-7 • Fire Brigades ... 6-7 • Fire Extinguishers ... 6-10 C. Medical Services and First Aid ... 6-18 • General ... 6-18 • First Aid Kits ... 6-20 • Eyewash and Shower/Drenching

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7. Personal Protective Equipment ... 7-1 • Job Attire ... 7-1 • Head Protection ... 7-2 • Eye and Face Protection ... 7-3 • Hand Protection ... 7-6 • Foot Protection ... 7-11 • Respiratory Protection ... 7-11 • Hearing Protection ... 7-17 • Fall Protection ... 7-19 8. Machine and Equipment Safety ... 8-1 A. Motor Vehicle Operation and Forklifts ... 8-1 B. Energy Control (Lockout/Tagout) ... 8-10 C. Machine Guarding ... 8-16 D. Mills and Calenders ... 8-27 E. Electrical Safety ... 8-31 F. Cranes, Hoists, Chains and Slings ... 8-43 9. General Health ... 9-1 A. Dormitories ... 9-1 B. Clinics ... 9-6 C. Canteens ... 9-11 D. Sanitation ... 9-15 E. Drinking Water ... 9-18 F. Childcare Facility Management ... 9-21 10. Sampling Equipment/Device Guidelines ... 10-1 A. 3M Organic Vapor Monitors (OVM) ... 10-1 B. Sound Level Metering Guidelines ... 10-5 11. General Information, Weights and Measures ... 11-1

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1. ESH Management

A. Management System

1. ESH Policy

Contractors/employers are required to establish and maintain an ESH policy statement that is

documented, implemented and communicated to all employees and addresses the following:

a. Appropriateness to the nature, scale and impacts of its activities, products or services.

b. Commitment to continual improvement and pollution prevention.

c. Commitment to comply with relevant ESH legislation and regulations, and with other requirements to which the organization subscribes. d. A framework for setting and reviewing ESH

objectives and targets. e. Availability to the public. 2. ESH Aspects

a. The purpose of this section is to define the process by which contractors/employers identify

significant ESH aspects of its activities, products or services.

b. This process must take into account the cost and time of undertaking the analysis and the availability of reliable data.

c. Information already developed for regulatory or other purposes may be used in this process. d. This section must address the degree of control

the organization may have over the ESH aspects being considered.

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e. In documenting the ESH aspects/impacts identification process, this section must address the following:

1) The criteria used to determine significance. 2) Applicable processes and operations of the

contractor/employer to be assessed (i.e., process flow charts).

3) Responsibilities for aspects/impacts identifica-tion.

4) Consideration of aspects/impacts under both normal and abnormal operating conditions. 5) How new or planned activities and processes

are assessed.

3. Legal and Other Requirements

a. The purpose of this section is to define the process for identification and access to legal and other requirements to which the contractor/employer subscribes.

b. This section must also describe the process of monitoring these requirements.

c. Things to look for:

1) This section must specifically identify the regulatory and other relevant ESH require-ments that apply to the contractor/employer (e.g., a listing and the name of the individual who maintains the list).

2) This section must identify who is responsible for reviewing and analyzing draft and final regulations/legislation and how their applica-bility is documented (e.g., procedural refer-ences).

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3) This section must also address how these

requirements or changes to requirements are communicated to employees and management. 4. Objectives and Targets

a. The purpose of this section is to define the process the contractor/employer uses to establish and document ESH objectives and targets. b. This section must clearly provide the links

between the contractor’s/employer’s ESH aspects/ impacts, ESH policy, and other commitments the contractor/employer has made with regard to the environment.

1) This section must specifically address how objectives and targets are set and approved by the contractor/employer, and specifically how they are to be documented, measured, reviewed and revised.

2) When establishing and reviewing its objectives, the contractor/employer must consider its legal and other requirements, its significant ESH aspects, its technological options, the financial, operational and business requirements, its commitment to pollution prevention, and the views of interested parties.

5. ESH Management Program

a. The purpose of this section of is to describe the management program the contractor/employer will utilize to achieve its established ESH objectives and targets.

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1) This section must designate responsibility for achieving objectives and targets at each relevant function and level.

2) This section must include the means and timeframe by which the objectives and targets are to be achieved.

6. Structure and Responsibility

a. The purpose of this section is to define specific roles, responsibilities and authorities the

contractor/employer has established to facilitate an effective ESH management system.

b. This section must clearly designate the responsibilities for implementation of the contractor/employer management system. c. It must identify the senior management

representative(s) who have specific responsibility and authority to:

1) Ensure the management system requirements are established, implemented and maintained. 2) Report on the performance of the management

system to top management. This section must include some discussion of how the contractor/ employer is providing resources (human, financial, and technological) to support the management system.

7. Training, Awareness and Competence

a. The purpose of this section is to define how the contractor/employer identifies training needs and implements training programs.

b. These training programs ensure all employees whose work may cause a significant impact on the environment and/or the safety and health of

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employees are aware of their roles and

responsibilities and are competent to carry out their work activities as defined in the management system.

1) This section must clearly describe the proce-dures (related to training) the contractor/ employer has put in place to ensure its employees understand:

a) The importance of conformance with the ESH policy.

b) The significant impact (actual or potential) of their work activities.

c) The consequences of deviating from specified operating procedures 8. Communication

a. The purpose of this section is to provide an overview of the contractor’s/employer’s internal and external communication systems that support the ongoing implementation of the management system.

b. The contractor/employer is required to establish and maintain procedures for internal

communication between various levels and functions of the organization and for

documenting and responding to communications from interested external parties.

c. This section of the manual must describe or provide reference to the contractor’s/employer’s major internal and external communication systems or procedures for:

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1) Communication of the contractor’s/employer’s ESH policies, objectives, targets, and programs. 2) Communication of the contractor’s/employer’s

significant ESH aspects and procedures for evaluating changes.

3) Communication of legal and other require-ments (i.e., Nike requirerequire-ments).

4) Communication of operating procedures and criteria for operations associated with signifi-cant ESH aspects.

5) Communication of emergency preparedness and response procedures.

6) Communication of procedures to monitor and measure key characteristics of its operations and activities.

7) Communication of employee concerns and questions.

8) Receiving, documenting, and responding to relevant communication from external interested parties (e.g., customers, the public). 9) Making the contractor’s/employer’s ESH policy

available to the public.

10) Communication of ESH requirements to vendors, suppliers, and contractors/employers. 9. Documentation

a. The purpose of this section is to describe how the contractor/employer establishes and maintains information, in paper or electronic form, that describes the core elements of the management system, their interaction, and direction to related documentation.

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b. All 17 elements of this standard must be described

or cross-referenced in this section. 10. Document Control

a. The purpose of this section is to describe the contractor’s/employer’s document-control system for controlling all documents required by the standard.

b. This section must address how management system documents:

1) Can be located (i.e., are periodically reviewed, revised and approved by authorized personnel). 2) Are available at all locations where operations

essential to the effective functioning of the management system are performed.

3) Are properly removed from all points of use or marked as obsolete as appropriate.

4) Are retained as necessary for legal or knowledge preservation purposes when obsolete.

11. Operational Control

a. The purpose of this section is to describe how the contractor/employer has identified those

operations and activities that are associated with the identified significant ESH aspects.

b. This section must describe how the contractor/ employer plans these activities, including maintenance, in order to ensure they are carried out in line with its ESH policies, objectives and targets.

1) This section must clearly describe how the contractor/employer establishes and maintains

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documented procedures to cover situations that could lead to deviations from the ESH policy, objectives and targets.

2) This section must describe how operating criteria is established, as well as the individual responsible for the procedural activities. 3) This section must cover procedures related to

identifiable significant ESH aspects of goods and services used by the contractor/employer and the process of communicating those procedures and requirements to suppliers and contractors/employers.

12. Emergency Preparedness and Response

a. The purpose of this section is to describe the system (procedures) the contractor/employer maintains to enable it to identify and respond to potential accidents and emergency situations, and for preventing and/or mitigating the ESH impacts that may result.

b. This section can be generally used to reference emergency preparedness and response programs the operation already has in place.

1) How the emergency preparedness and response procedures are reviewed and revised.

2) How the procedures are periodically tested (including drills).

3) Who is responsible for generating and main-taining procedures.

13. Monitoring and Measurement

a. The purpose of this section is to identify how the contractor/employer establishes and maintains

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documented procedures to monitor and measure the key characteristics of its operations and activities that can have a significant impact on the environment and/or safety and health of the employees.

b. This section must discuss how information is recorded and performance tracked with regard to ESH objectives and targets, and how the process is used to ensure that all equipment used in

monitoring and measurement is properly calibrated and maintained.

1) This section must include specific procedures in place for monitoring and measurement, including the process for periodic evaluation of compliance with relevant ESH legislation and regulations.

2) This section must discuss the required features of the monitoring and measurement proce-dures including individuals responsible for these programs.

14. Nonconformance and Corrective and Preventive Action

a. The purpose of this section is to define how the contractor/employer identifies, investigates and resolves nonconformance in the ESH

management system.

b. This section must address how the contractor/ employer has assigned responsibility and authority for these activities and how it records any changes to documented procedures resulting from corrective and preventive action.

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1) This section must include various means of measuring, monitoring, auditing, self-assessing and other review systems that feed information into the corrective action system.

2) This section must reveal how management ensures that corrective and preventive actions have been implemented and that there is a systematic follow-up to ensure effectiveness. 15. Records

a. The purpose of this section is to describe the process the contractor/employer uses to identify, maintain, and dispose of its ESH records. b. This section describes the minimum requirements

for ESH records generation, maintenance and retention procedures.

c. This section must also identify the records that will be used as objective evidence of the contractor’s/employer’s conformance to the requirements of the management system. d. Things to look for:

1) This section must include:

a) Who is responsible for determining what records are required.

b) Who is responsible for filing and mainte-nance.

c) Guidelines for records management. d) Location of comprehensive ESH records

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16. Management System Audit

a. The purpose of this section is to describe the process the contractor/employer uses to evaluate the effectiveness of the ESH Management System. b. This section must describe the procedure used in

the management system evaluation and include how the results are presented to senior

management.

c. This section must clearly describe the manage-ment system audit program responsibilities including: 1) Audit scheduling. 2) Audit scope. 3) Deficiency reporting. 4) Auditor requirements. 17. Management Review

a. The purpose of this section is to describe how the contractor’s/employer’s top management reviews the ESH management system to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness. b. This section is intended to describe how senior

management will address changes to policy, objectives and targets, and other elements of the management system in light of management system audit results or changing circumstances which could effect the continual improvement process.

c. This section must clearly describe:

1) The frequency of the management review. 2) The individual responsible for initiating the

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3) The scope of the review (e.g., audit results (internal and external), complaints and information requests, corrective action summaries, objectives and targets).

4) How and where review results will be docu-mented.

5) Individuals on the review team. B. ESH Committee

1. Formation and Membership

a. A committee composed of both employee and management representatives will be established at the facility.

b. All working shifts must be represented.

c. Representatives must serve a minimum one-year term.

d. The committee will select the chairperson. 2. Duties and Functions

a. The ESH committee’s function is to assist management in developing and maintaining the essential elements of the environment, safety and health program. The committee will promote awareness of and provide a means of

communicating environment, safety and health issues and concerns between management and employees. The ESH committee has the complete support of senior management.

b. The committee will establish a written agenda to prescribe the order in which the committee’s business will be addressed during the meeting. c. The committee will evaluate the facility’s

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procedures, and make written recommendations for change or adoption of new policies and procedures. A reasonable time limit must be established for management to respond to the recommendations presented by the ESH committee.

3. Employee Involvement

a. ESH committee meetings will be held at least monthly. The meetings will be documented in the form of minutes. The minutes will be:

1) Posted where employees can read them. 2) Maintained for 3 years.

b. The ESH committee representatives may also elect to review the minutes with their departments. 4. Incident/Accident Analysis

a. The committee will review any incidents/accidents that have occurred during the past month. The committee will also determine if any accident trends are developing.

b. It may be necessary to invite the supervisor who investigated an accident to attend the meeting to clarify questions concerning the investigation process.

5. Hazard Assessment and Control

a. The ESH committee will conduct environment, safety, and health inspections of the facilities, including the offices and grounds, at least quarterly.

b. The inspections will be documented using an environment, safety and health inspection checklist.

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6. Training

The ESH committee members must be properly trained in the following:

a. ESH committee duties and functions. b. Hazard identification in the workplace.

c. The applicable Nike Code Leadership Standards (CLS) and any applicable local ESH requirements. d. Techniques regarding incident/accident analysis

and implementation of corrective actions. 7. Minutes Guidelines

a. The minutes must be: 1) Typed.

2) Brief, concise, and well-organized. 3) Distributed within 3 working days. (The

committee must develop a distribution list.) b. Contents must include:

1) Title.

2) Date meeting was held.

3) Time meeting was opened or called to order. 4) Names and departments of members present. 5) Names and departments of members absent. 6) Names, titles, and organizations of guests. 7) Statements indicating that minutes of previous

meetings were read or acknowledged.

8) Unfinished business including report(s) and/or recommendation(s) not acted on.

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9) Recommendations completed since last

meeting. 10) New business.

11) New recommendations. 12) Remarks/comments. 13) Time adjourned.

14) Date and time next meeting to be held. 15) Signature of chairperson.

c. Style and format should best fit needs, or use the form provided.

C. Injury/Illness System Management 1. General Principles

a. Contractors/employers must prepare and maintain records of occupational injuries and illnesses. b. Each contrator/employer must investigate every

injury or illness that employees suffer in

connection with their employment, to determine the means that must be taken to prevent recurrence.

c. Contractors/employers must follow the reporting procedures listed on pages 1-20 through 1-22. 2. Injury/Illness Tracking and Records

a. Contractors/employers must maintain in each factory a log and summary of all injuries and illnesses (resulting in a fatality, hospitalization, lost workdays, medical treatment, job transfer or termination, or loss of consciousness) for that factory, and enter each event no later than 7 working days after receiving the information.

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b. Contractors/employers must establish a written supplementary record of factors (incident/accident report form) that caused the injury or illness. c. Contractors/employers must post an annual

summary of occupational injuries and illnesses. This posting will include the year’s totals, calendar year covered, company/factory name,

management signature, title and date. The summary must be posted by February 1 of each year and must remain in place until April 30 of the same year. If country law requires different dates than those mentioned, then those dates must be met.

d. The log and summary, written supplementary record, and the annual summary must be retained in each factory for 5 years following the end of the year to which they related.

e. Contractors/employers must apply these requirements to all incidents involving factory employees, on-site vendors, and visitors, which results in personal injury or illness.

f. Contractors/employers must train all employees in the incident/accident reporting procedures. g. Contractors/employers must conduct an annual

review of this program to confirm that employees are familiar with the incident/accident reporting requirements and that the program is managed properly.

3. Incident/Accident Investigation System

a. Supervisors must investigate an incident/accident as soon as possible after the incident to preserve physical evidence and obtain witness statements while memories are fresh. The supervisor must determine and record all facts surrounding the

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incident. Causes and effects must be analyzed to discover the basic reason for the incident.

Necessary action must be taken as soon as possible to prevent recurrence of the incident.

b. The supervisor must complete the Supervisor’s Incident/Accident Investigation Report, with help from the employee. Each section of the report must be thoroughly completed. It is important that the employee describe the incident in his or her own words and that the employee sign his or her name on the appropriate line.

c. The Incident/Accident Investigation Report must be completed for all incidents, even those that don’t result in an injury or illness claim. d. A copy of the completed form must be sent to

Nike. The original must be maintained by the human resources department or clinic. If the incident results in a work related injury or illness claim, the insurance company needs to receive a copy of the report form.

4. Reporting hazards

a. Employees are expected and encouraged to report any hazard that they believe exists in the

workplace. No reprisals will be taken against employees for reporting any condition they feel constitutes an unsafe condition.

b. Employees must report hazards to their supervisor, department ESH committee representative, or a member of senior management. Employees must report hazards on forms provided.

5. Evaluating hazards

Facilities must use the following methods and

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a. Quarterly environment, safety and health inspections conducted by the ESH committee. b. Employee reports of unsafe or unhealthy work conditions and subsequent investigations and actions.

c. Investigation after an employee sustains an on-the-job occupational incident/accident. d. Periodic environment, safety and health surveys

conducted by environment, safety and health consultants employed by the location’s insurance carrier.

6. Correcting hazards

a. Serious hazards (those with the potential to cause death or serious physical harm to an employee) will be corrected immediately. All employees exposed to this hazard will be removed from the area. Employees assigned to correct the hazard will be provided with all necessary safeguards,

including personal protective equipment and devices.

b. All other hazards will be corrected in a timely fashion with times for correction being agreed upon by senior management and the department supervisor. Protection may include temporary work procedures or personal protective equipment.

c. In regard to a. and b. above, if warranted, administrative action will be taken to protect the environment, safety and health of affected employees prior to the correction. (For example, equipment violation, multiple-shift isolation, etc.) d. Once a hazard is identified, the best course of

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unsafe condition. Since this is not always possible, the senior manager sometimes must rank

identified hazards by the potential for destructive consequences. Hazards that rank high in the potential for both frequency (number of accidents) and severity must be addressed first.

• Critical—Any condition that requires

immedi-ate action to correct.

• Potential—Any condition that, if left

unat-tended, may cause harm.

7. Contractor/Employer Incident/Accident Reporting Procedures

a. Prior to initiating Nike procedures, factory must identify and comply with country law.

b. All incidents and accidents resulting in death, injury, or causing illness to employees and events (near-miss accidents) must be reported in order to: 1) Establish a written record of factors that cause

injuries and illnesses and events (near-misses) that might have resulted in death, injury or illness.

2) Maintain a capability to promptly investigate incidents and events in order to initiate and support corrective and/or preventative action. 3) Provide statistical information for use in

analyzing all phases of incidents and events. c. This Incident/Accident Reporting System applies

to all incidences involving contract factory employees, on-site vendors, contracted third-party employees, and visitors that results in (or might have resulted in) personal death, injury or illness.

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2. Environmental Protection

A. Air Emissions

1. General Principles

a. Emissions of toxic substances to the outside atmosphere from production and non-production sources (e.g., welding, painting, waste burning, etc.) are required to be controlled, minimized and/ or eliminated whenever possible at owned and contracted facilities.

b. Contractors/employers must be aware how these substances can be emitted to the outside atmosphere and how these emissions can and must be controlled, minimized or eliminated in-accordance with Nike standards and applicable local requirements. The primary areas where potential air emission will be found are: 1) Solvent cleaning processes (Volatile Organic

Compound (VOC) emissions). 2) Dryers and curing ovens (VOC). 3) Painting and touch-up (VOC and Ozone

Depleting Chemicals (ODC) emissions). 4) Boiler operations (Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

emissions).

5) Air conditioning equipment (Chlorofluorocar-bon (CFC) emissions).

6) Welding (CO₂ and particulate emissions). 7) Grinding (particulate emissions).

8) Chemical storage and dispensing (VOC and ODC emissions).

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9) General operations where respiratory protec-tion is required (all emissions).

10) Waste burning.

c. All emission sources must be addressed by documentation and physical controls or a combination of both.

1) Documentation Controls: Generally refer to required operating procedures, inspections and documentation (see Section 2).

2) Physical Controls: Generally refer to physical equipment (see Section 3).

2. Air Emission Documentation Controls

To achieve Nike’s air emission objective, each facility must be able to demonstrate they have the following documentation controls in place:

a. Emission source inventory. The facility must have available for inspection an inventory of all emission sources. The inventory must include:

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1) Location of emission sources.

2) Types and quantities of pollutant emitted. 3) Air pollution control devices and removal

efficiencies.

4) Permit numbers for emission sources and control devices.

b. Asbestos Inventory. Contractor/employer must maintain an asbestos inventory that includes the location and type (friable versus nonfriable). c. Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

Inventory. Contractor/employer must maintain a CFC inventory that includes:

1) Location and type of equipment. 2) Quantity and type of CFCs.

d. Ozone Depleting Chemical (ODC) Inventory. (Sample chemicals below.) Contractor/employer must maintain an ODC inventory that includes: 1) Location, type and quantity of ODCs. 2) Chart depicting ODC quantity versus month/

year.

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e. Routine inspections and maintenance.

Contractor/employer must maintain a record of inspections and maintenance for all pollution control devices to ensure their effectiveness. 3. Air Emissions Physical Controls

Processes that utilize volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) or emit other toxic substances must have air quality physical control devices installed, such as:

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Figure 2-3: Dust and Centrifugal Collector

a. Fume hoods and spray booths. Must be equipped with pollution control devices.

b. Buffing and grinding equipment. Must be equipped with exhaust fans and bag-houses to collect dust particles.

c. Pollution control equipment

1) Used filters must be replaced on a regular basis. 2) Used filters must be tested to ensure they are

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B. Hazardous Waste

a. Hazardous wastes from production and non-production sources are required to be controlled, minimized and/or eliminated whenever possible. Many countries have specific laws and regulations that regulate these substances and each facility must know these requirements.

b. A hazardous waste is generally defined by the following characteristics:

1) It is a solid, liquid or gas substance that can no longer be used and must be discarded. 2) It is flammable (flash point below 100 degrees

Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius). 3) It is corrosive (acids or oxidizers).

4) It is toxic (generally referred to as poisons). 5) It is explosive (easily ignitable with violent

reaction). 6) It is radioactive.

c. The contractor/employer must be aware that hazardous wastes come from a variety of sources and that these wastes left uncontrolled can adversely impact human health and the

environment. Hazardous wastes are required to be controlled, minimized and/or eliminated in-accordance with Nike standards and local requirements. The primary areas where hazardous wastes will be found are:

1) Solvent cleaning or materials preparation areas. 2) Spot cleaning areas (used rags).

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3) Painting operations (paint gun cleaners and paint removers).

4) Maintenance areas (cleaners, light ballasts, used batteries, used hydrologic fluids, etc.).

5) Wastewater treatment sludges.

6) Empty solvent cleaning and wastewater treatment chemical containers (e.g., drums and 5 gallon (19 liter) cans).

7) Laboratory wastes. 8) Cooling tower chemicals.

9) Landscaping (pesticides and herbicides). 10) Used filters.

d. All hazardous waste sources must be addressed by Documentation and Physical Controls and combinations of both.

2. Hazardous waste Documentation Controls. To achieve Nike’s hazardous waste management objective each facility must be able to demonstrate they have the following administrative controls in place:

a. Hazardous waste inventory. The facility should have available for inspection an inventory of all hazardous waste sources.

1) Waste streams are characterized as hazardous by laboratory testing or process knowledge. b. Hazardous waste reporting. The facility must

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c. Hazardous waste handling procedures and

training. The facility must have written procedures for hazardous handling, storage and disposal and documented employee training (including emergency response and spill training). d. Hazardous waste disposal facilities. The facility

must maintain a list of disposal facilities used for all off site disposal including:

1) Date of disposal.

2) Location and name of disposal facility. 3) Name and quantity of waste disposed. 4) Tracking or shipping numbers as applicable. e. Routine inspections and maintenance.

Contractor/employer must maintain a record of inspections for hazardous waste storage areas. 3. Hazardous Waste Physical Controls. Hazardous wastes

must have the following engineering controls in place: a. Hazardous waste containers. The facility must use

containers for hazardous waste (including containers in satellite accumulation areas) that meet the following requirements:

1) Are appropriate for the waste being stored in them (e.g., acids are not stored in metal drums).

2) Are clearly labeled “Hazardous Waste.” (See Figure 2-4 next page.)

3) Are closed (except when adding hazardous waste).

4) Ignitable wastes are bonded and grounded. (See Chapter 3, pages 17–22.)

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b. Designated storage areas that include the following:

1) Impermeable floor surface (concrete or other). 2) Emergency response equipment (spill kits). 3) Covered or otherwise protected from rain or

other elements.

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4) Secondary containment equal to 110 percent

of volume of materials stored.

5) Separate areas for incompatible wastes (e.g., acids and oxidizers).

6) Signage indicating storage of hazardous wastes. 7) Locking gate or door.

c. Designated satellite/workplace hazardous waste accumulation areas that include the following: 1) Clearly marked and designated as satellite/

workplace hazardous waste accumulation area. 2) Must be at or near the point of generation.

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C. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 1. General Principles

a. The presence of PCBs can pose a significant threat to the environment and well being of employees. PCBs are typically found in capacitors,

transformers and other electrical equipment and if released, can contaminate air, soil and water. b. PCBs have been used in many industrial

applications. Because of their insulating properties, chemical instability and relative inflammability, they have been typically found in the following: 1) Capacitors 2) Transformers 3) Electrical equipment 4) Plasticizers 5) Surface coatings 6) Inks 7) Adhesives 8) Flame retardants 9) Paints

c. All PCBs must be managed using Documentation and Physical Controls or a combination of both. 1) Documentation Controls: Generally refer to

required operating procedures, inspections and documentation (see Section 2).

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2. PCB Documentation Controls

To achieve Nike’s management objectives, each facility must be able to demonstrate they have the following documentation controls in place:

a. PCB survey. The facility must have available for inspection an inventory of all suspected PCB-containing equipment. Inventory will include but not be limited to:

1) Lighting equipment (ballasts) 2) On-site transformers

b. Laboratory analyses of suspected PCB containing equipment.

c. If necessary, facility must develop PCB removal plan or develop procedures to manage PCB-containing equipment left in service, including routine maintenance and equipment inspections. d. Facility must establish procedures to ensure all

PCB-containing equipment that is removed for disposal is removed to an approved disposal facility; applicable employees must be trained on these procedures.

e. Records of removal and disposal of PCB containing equipment must be maintained. 3. PCB Physical Controls

The following physical control must be in place: “Waste” light ballasts identified as PCB containing must be accumulated separately from other solid wastes.

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D. Wastewater 1. General Principles

a. Discharges of process and sanitary (people related) wastewater to the outside environment are required to be controlled, minimized and/or treated at all owned and contracted facilities. Uncontrolled (untreated) discharges can have an adverse effect to both human health and the environment and are specifically regulated by both Nike standards and local/country requirements. b. The contractor/employer must be aware of how contaminated water discharges are emitted to the outside environment and how these discharges can be controlled, minimized and/or eliminated. The typical areas where wastewater discharges will be found are:

1) Solvent cleaning processes. 2) Outsole and midsole degreasers. 3) Compressor and boiler blow-down. 4) Cooling tower blow-down.

5) Sanitary systems (toilets, kitchens and canteens in factories and dormitories).

6) Wastewater treatment plant. 7) Laminating.

8) Mold shops. 9) Dyeing.

10) Outside cleaning.

11) Outside chemical storage areas. 12) Waste storage areas.

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13) Chemical dispensing areas.

14) Vehicle parking areas.

c. Documentation and Physical Controls or combinations of both must address all discharge sources.

2. Wastewater Documentation Controls

To achieve wastewater objectives, each facility must be able to demonstrate it has the following administrative controls in place:

a. Discharge source inventory. The facility must have available for inspection an inventory of all discharge sources. The inventory must include: 1) Location of discharge points and discharge

sources.

2) Types and quantities of pollutant discharged. 3) Water pollution control devices (wastewater

treatment plants, oil/water separators, etc.) and removal efficiencies.

4) Permit numbers for discharge sources and control devices as appropriate.

b. Discharge Sampling Plan. The facility must maintain a wastewater (including rain water) sampling plan that includes:

1) The locations and types of samples (including sludge from wastewater treatment plants).

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2) Name of certified laboratory performing the analyses.

3) Frequency of sampling.

c. Employee Training. Facility must ensure employees operating wastewater treatment equipment are properly trained and include the following;

1) Training records and certifications. 2) Personal protective equipment.

3) Emergency operational control (shutdown) procedures.

d. Routine inspections and maintenance. Facility must maintain a record of inspections and maintenance for all wastewater pollution control devices to ensure their effectiveness

3. Wastewater Physical Controls

Processes where water and toxic substances directly interact and are discharged from the facility must have one of the following wastewater engineering control in place:

a. Wastewater Treatment Plant

Must be designed to meet discharge standards. b. Oil/Water Separator

For operations where oil and gasoline are washed down to drains.

c. Outside Drains and curbing. Rain water that may interact with materials and equipment stored outside the facility must be managed by: 1) Diverting from running off the facility by

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Figure 2-6: W aste water T reatment Pr ocess

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2) Collected in a drainage system that is separate from the process and sanitary wastewater system.

3) Tested prior to discharge. E. Solid Waste

a. Solid wastes from production and non-production sources are required to be controlled, minimized and/or eliminated whenever possible.

b. The contractor/employer must be aware that solid wastes come from a variety of sources and that these wastes take resources to manage (money and time) and can adversely impact the environment. Solid wastes are required to be controlled, minimized or eliminated in-accordance with Nike standards and local requirements. Examples of solid waste are:

1) Packaging scrap (boxes, straps, pallets, wraps, etc.).

2) Cutting and trimming wastes. 3) Office waste (paper, boxes, etc.). 4) Cafeteria wastes.

5) Dorm wastes.

7) Maintenance wastes (waste oils, scrap metal, wood, empty containers, landscaping debris). 8) Production wastes (defective product, gloves,

dust masks, empty containers, rags, etc.). c. All solid waste sources must be addressed by Documentation and Physical Controls or a combination of both.

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1) Documentation Controls: Generally refer to

2. Solid Waste Documentation Controls

To achieve the solid-waste management objective, each facility must be able to demonstrate they have the following documentation controls in place:

a. Solid waste inventory. The facility must have available for inspection an inventory of all solid waste sources.

b. Solid waste reporting. Contractor/employer must maintain a solid waste reporting form on a monthly basis that includes:

1) Total waste. 2) Disposed waste. 3) Recycled waste.

c. Routine inspections and maintenance.

Contractor/employer must maintain a record of inspections for solid waste storage areas. d. Disposal method must be documented.

e. Solid waste disposal. The facility must maintain a list for solid-waste disposal that includes the following:

1) Name of vendors collecting solid waste and removing offsite.

2) Vendor permits that may be necessary for solid waste disposal and/or recycling.

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4) Location and name of disposal facility. 3. Solid Waste Physical Controls

Solid wastes must have the following physical controls in place:

a. Separate garages or bins for each waste (including liquid wastes and recyclables).

1) Garages or bins must be covered.

2) Garages or bins must have adequate flooring (concrete or other impermeable surface). 3) Garages or bins must be secured with fire

suppression equipment.

b. Solid wastes must be separated from liquid waste storage.

c. Labeled and marked

1) Labels must indicate waste designation (e.g., trash, recycle, etc.).

2) Signs must indicate that smoking is prohibited. 3) All labels and signs must appear in both

English and the language of the employee. F. Underground Storage Tank

a. The presence and use of underground storage tanks (USTs) can pose a significant threat to the environment. USTs are typically used for storage of fuels and other industrial chemicals that if released can contaminate both the soil and ground water. Appropriate control and management of USTs is required by Nike Code Leadership standards and local requirements.

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b. The contractor/employer must be aware that there

are various types of storage units that are considered to be “underground” storage tanks, these can include:

1) Bulk fuel storage tanks with more than 10 percent of the tank located below ground level. 2) Vaults.

3) Material conveyance piping (70 percent or more located below ground).

4) Sumps. 5) Trenches.

c. All USTs must be managed using Documentation and Physical Controls or a combination of both. 1) Documentation Controls: Generally refer to

2. UST Documentation Controls

To achieve the UST management objectives, each facility must be able to demonstrate they have the following documentation controls in place:

a. Records that indicate UST type, location, size, age, and contents.

b. Fill and overfill prevention procedures. The facility must have UST fill procedures available for inspection.

c. Certification of employee training. The facility must have available for inspection employee training records on proper tank management and spill response.

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d. Spill response procedures. The facility must have appropriate spill response procedures available for inspection.

e. Periodic tank inspections. The facility must inspect all USTs daily and document equipment inspected and any necessary repairs or corrective actions.

f. The UST must be tested annually to ensure tank is not leaking.

3. UST Physical Controls

USTs must have the following physical control devices installed:

a. Secondary containment/protective barriers. All USTs must have secondary containment. 1) Must be capable of holding 110 percent of the

storage tank capacity.

Figure 2-7: Underground Storage Tank With Secondary Containment Barrier

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2) Exposed UST components such as vent pipes

and fill valves must have appropriate physical barriers to protect them from contact with vehicles and machinery.

b. Corrosion protection is added to unprotected steel USTs.

c. Leak detection systems.

1) All USTs must have an operating leak-detection system. (See Figure 2-7 previous page.)

2) Leak detection systems must be periodically calibrated.

d. Marking and labeling.

1) All USTs must have appropriate markings and labels indicating tank contents and applicable hazards. (See Chapter 3, Section B, Hazardous Materials Labeling).

2) Vent pipes and other ancillary tank compo-nents must be labeled.

e. Spill response equipment. All USTs must have appropriate spill response equipment located within 50 feet (15 meters) of all USTs, or as specified by regulatory requirements. Equipment includes but is not limited to the following: 1) Alarms or other communication devices. 2) Booms and dykes.

3) Gloves, splash guards and other personal protective equipment.

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G. Aboveground Storage Tanks 1. General Principles

a. The presence and use of aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) can pose a significant threat to the environment. ASTs are typically used for storage of fuels and other industrial chemicals that, if released, can contaminate soil, surface water and ground water. Appropriate control and

management of ASTs is required by Nike Code Leadership standards and local requirements. b. The contractor/employer must be aware that there

are various types of storage units that are considered to be “aboveground” storage tanks. These can include but are not be limited to the following:

1) Bulk fuel storage tanks. 2) Boiler fuel reservoirs. 3) Solvent baths.

c. All ASTs must be managed using Documentation and Physical Controls or a combination of both. 1) Documentation Controls: Generally refer to

2. AST Documentation Controls

To achieve the AST management objectives, each facility must be able to demonstrate they have the following documentation controls in place:

a. Records that indicate AST type, location, size, age, and contents.

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b. Fill and overfill prevention procedures. The

facility must have AST fill procedures available for inspection.

c. Certification of employee/subcontractor training. The facility must have available for inspection employee training records on proper tank management and spill response.

d. Spill response procedures. The facility must have available for inspection appropriate spill response procedures.

e. Periodic Tank inspections. The facility must inspect all ASTs weekly and document equipment inspected and any necessary repairs or corrective actions.

3. AST Physical Controls

ASTs must have the following physical control devices installed:

a. Secondary containment/protective barriers. All ASTs must have secondary containment. (See Figure 2-8 next page.)

1) Must be capable of holding 110 percent of the storage tank capacity.

2) Exposed AST and AST components, such as piping and fill valves, must have appropriate physical barriers to protect them from contact with vehicles and machinery.

b. Tank fill and dispensing pipe must be locked at all times (except when in use).

c. Marking and labeling.

1) All ASTs must have appropriate markings and labels indicating tank contents and applicable

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Figure 2-8: Aboveground Storage Tanks With Secondary Containment Barriers

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hazards. (See Chapter 3, Section B, Hazardous Materials labeling.)

2) Piping and other ancillary tank components must be labeled.

d. Spill response equipment. All ASTs must have appropriate spill response equipment located within 50 feet (15 meters) of all ASTs or as specified by regulatory requirements. Equipment must include but not be limited to the following: 1) Alarms or other communication devices. 2) Booms and dykes.

3) Gloves, splash guards and other personal protective equipment.

H. Spill Response 1. General Principles

a. Chemicals, oils and other potentially hazardous materials (Hazmat) are a part of many of the manufacturing and maintenance processes at owned and contracted facilities.

b. Contractors/employers must be aware that there is a potential for these chemicals, oils and potentially hazardous materials to be spilled. The facility must always be prepared to respond to such spills so as not to adversely affect human health and/or the environment and to ensure that they are managed in-accordance with Nike standards and local requirements. The primary areas where spills can occur are:

1) Hazmat receiving areas.

2) Hazmat dispensing and storage areas. 3) Chemical cleaning processes.

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4) Maintenance areas. 5) Oil storage areas.

6) Waste water treatment facilities. 7) Anywhere Hazmat may be used. c. All potential spills must be addressed by

Documentation and Physical Controls or a combination of both.

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2) Physical Controls: Generally refer to physical

equipment (see Section 3). 2. Spill Response Documentation Controls

To achieve the spill response objective each facility must be able to demonstrate they have the following documentation controls in place:

a. Spill response plan and procedures. The facility must have available for inspection a spill response plan which designates the following:

1) Individuals responsible for coordinating spill response activities.

2) Alarms and warnings. 3) Evacuation procedures.

4) Area specific spill response procedures. b. Spill response training. The facility must have

available for inspection spill response training records for all employees identified as spill responders.

c. Spill corrective action form. The facility must maintain a record of spill causes and corrective actions.

d. Periodic spill response drills. The facility must have available for inspection records of periodic spill response drills.

3. Spill Response Physical Controls a. Spill Control Stations.

Facilities must have a spill control station in place. Spill control stations must be located within 50 feet (15 meters) of all

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potential spill sites and include but not be limited to the following:

1) Personal protective equipment (see Material Safety Data Sheet) for recommended equip-ment).

2) Chemical absorbent. 3) Drain covers.

4) Waste receptacles (buckets, drums, etc.). 5) Decontamination procedures.

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A. Chemical Hazard Communication

Programs must consist of the following items: 1. A survey of potentially hazardous materials found at

facilities.

2. A written procedure outlining methods for dealing with potentially hazardous materials found onsite. This procedure must be available for employee examination.

3. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are information data sheets on each potentially hazardous material that provide basic data on the characteristics and potential hazards associated with the material. These sheets must be readily accessible.

4. Labeling of containers of potentially hazardous materials to inform users of the contents and their potential hazards.

5. Employee training to acquaint employees with the potential hazards associated with materials in the workplace and the safe methods for working with them.

B. Hazardous Material Labeling

There are three main systems of hazard warning labels that employees are likely to encounter: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Hazardous Material

Identification System (HMIS®_{), and the National Fire}

Protection Association (NFPA). Employees must be aware of each of these systems.

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1. The following is a partial listing of the more commonly encountered DOT labels. DOT labels must be used on vehicles transporting hazardous materials and on containers used for transportation.

a. Explosives. Substances that will ignite with a violent reaction and can cause massive destruction.

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b. Non-Flammable Gas. A

compressed gas that will not readily burn and is not poisonous. It is hazardous because it is under pressure and/or it can suffocate a person within a confined space. c. Flammable Gas. A gas that, at

ambient temperature and pressure, forms a

flammable mixture with air at a concentration of 13 percent by volume or less.

d. Poison Gas. Gases such as chlorine and anhydrous ammonia that are poisonous to humans or animals when inhaled.

e. Flammable Liquid. Any liquid having a flash point below 100o

F (37.8o_{C). Excluded are}

mixtures of liquids having components with flash points of 100 o_{F (37.8} o_{C) or higher,}

if the total of these components makes up 99 percent or more of the total volume of the mixture. f. Flammable Solid. A solid,

other than a blasting agent or explosive, that is liable to cause fire through friction,

absorption of moisture, spontaneous chemical change, or retained heat from

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ignited readily and when ignited burns so vigorously and persistently as to create a serious hazard.

g. Oxidizer and Oxidizing Agent. A substance that yields oxygen readily to stimulate the combustion (oxidation) of organic matter.

h. Poison. A substance that is harmful to human health. Also called toxic.

i. Radioactive. Material that emits radioactive particles or rays, such as many of the materials used in well logging or for industrial radiography. j. Corrosive. Causes visible

destruction or irreversible alterations in living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact. Causes a severe corrosion rate in steel.

2. The Hazardous Material Identification System (HMIS®_{) is a registered trademark of the National}

Paint & Coating Association. The code numbers are on a scale of 0 for no hazard to 4 for high hazard. Labels are coded for degree of health hazard, flammability, and reactivity. Recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) is written on the label at the time the label is placed into service. The codes are presented in Figure 3-2 facing page. The numbers on the label (Figure 3-3 on page 3-6) were selected solely for illustration purposes.

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Figure 3-4: NFPA Hazardous Materials Classification Chart

3. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) system is used in industrial plant and storage locations to provide information for fire fighting and emergency response personnel. The code numbers are on a scale of 0 for no hazard to 4 for high hazard. The labels are coded for degree of health hazard, fire hazard, reactivity, and special hazard. The numbers in Figure 3-4 below were created solely for illustration purposes. (See also Table 3-1: Hazardous Materials Guide next page.)

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C. Restricted Manufacturing Substances (RMS)

1. General Principals

a. A number of chemicals are considered to be harmful to human health and the environement and are banned from being used at any phase of the manufacturing process at owned and contracted facilities.

b. Contractors/employers must be aware that these chemicals are not to be used at any time and each facility is responsible for ensuring that only approved chemicals are used in accordance with Nike Code Leadership standards and local requirements. The primary areas where potentially non-approved chemicals will be found are: 1) Solvent-cleaning processes

2) Mixing rooms 3) Dye-preparation areas 4) Chemical storage areas 5) Maintenance areas 6) Rubber rooms 7) Molding areas

8) Painting/silk screening areas 9) Waste water pretreatment

c. Prevention of banned chemicals entering into production and other processes can be effectively addressed by Documentation Controls.

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2. Banned Chemicals Documentation Controls To achieve the banned chemical use objective, each facility should be able to demonstrate they have the following documentation controls in place:

a. Chemical Inventory. The facility should have available for inspection a current inventory of all chemicals used on site. The inventory must include:

1) Name and process where chemicals are used 2) Quantities used and stored on site

3) MSDS

4) Certification the chemicals are not on the applicable RMS

b. Purchase Approval Procedure. The facility must maintain a procedure to review all requests for new chemical purchases. The procedure must include:

1) Review of MSDS

2) Cross-check of proposed purchase against the RMS

3) Chemicals approved for purchase list 4) Chemical requisition form

c. Routine Inspections. The facility must maintain a record of inspections for all chemical storage areas to ensure all chemicals on site are not on the RMS.

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D. Chemical Storage, Handling, Distribution,

Dispensing

1. Solvents and Cleaning Agents

a. Do not use gasoline or any other similar flammable materials for cleaning purposes. b. Review cleaning agent container labels to

determine if contents are acceptable for the intended use.

c. Incompatible materials must be stored separately. d. Cleaning agents must not be heated, or used on

hot surfaces or near flames.

e. Place rags that have been used with cleaning agents in designated covered metal containers until they can be properly cleaned or disposed of. f. Avoid skin contact with solvent liquids or inhaling

vapors. Use nitrile, neoprene, or other suitable gloves to protect hands when using solvents and cleaning agents. If a cleaning agent or solvent comes in contact with the skin, clean the affected area with soap and water and apply a lotion to replace the natural body oils.

g. Remove clothing that becomes contaminated with a cleaning agent as soon as possible. Clean skin with soap and water to prevent a chemical burn. h. Areas where cleaning solvents are used must be

well ventilated.

i. Fusible links on parts washers must not be modified or bypassed.

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2. Electrical Bonding and Grounding

a. Before transfer or collection of flammable liquids, dispensing containers or process equipment must be properly grounded and bonded to a receiving container.

b. Static electricity is generated by the contact and separation of dissimilar material. For example, static electricity is generated when a fluid flows through a pipe, or from an orifice, into a tank. The principal hazards created by static electricity are those of fire and exposure, which are caused by spark dischargers containing sufficient energy to ignite any flammable or explosive vapors, gases, or dust which are present. Also, the shocking of personnel may cause an involuntary reaction, such as falling, which may lead to an injury.

c. A point of great danger from a static spark is the place where a flammable vapor may be present in

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the air, such as an outlet of a flammable liquid fill pipe, a delivery hose nozzle, near an open flammable liquid container and around a tank truck fill opening or barrel bunghole. A spark between two bodies occurs when there is not a good electrical conductive path between them. Hence, grounding and bonding of flammable liquid containers is necessary to prevent static electricity from causing a spark.

d. The terms “bonding” and “grounding” often have been used interchangeably because of poor understanding of the terms. Bonding is done to eliminate the difference in potential between objects. The purpose of grounding is to eliminate the difference in potential between an object and the ground. Bonding and grounding are effective only when the bonded objects are conductive. Although bonding will eliminate a difference in potential between the objects that are bonded, it will not eliminate a difference in potential between these objects and the earth unless one of the objects possesses an adequate conductive path to earth. Therefore, bonding will not eliminate the static charge, but will equalize potential between the objects bonded so that the spark will not occur between them.

e. When two objects are bonded, the charges flow freely between the bodies and there is no difference in charge.

f. An adequate ground will always discharge a charged conductive body and is recommended as a safety measure whenever any doubt exists

concerning a situation, or a governing authority requires it.

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g. To avoid a spark from discharge of static electricity

during filling operations, a wire bond should be provided between the storage container and the container being filled, unless the metallic path between the container is otherwise present. For additional safety, it is advisable to have the bonding wire or one of the containers grounded. h. Bonding and grounding systems should be

checked regularly for performance, especially electrically. Preferably before each fill, the exposed part of the bonding and grounding system should be inspected for parts which have deteriorated because of corrosion or have otherwise been damaged. Many companies specify that bonds and grounds be constructed of bare, braided, flexible wire because it facilitates inspection and prevents broken wires from being concealed.

i. Figure 3-5 (next page) shows one method of bonding and grounding a metal receiving container.

3. Flammable Liquids

a. Proper storage and use of flammable liquids can significantly reduce the possibility of accidental fires and injury to employees. The following are guidelines for handling flammable/combustible liquids.

b. Definitions

1) Flammable Liquid—A liquid with a flashpoint below 100° F (38° C).

a) Class IA—Flashpoint below 73° F (23° C) and boiling point below 100° F (38° C). b) Class IB—Flashpoint below 73° F (23° C)

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c) Class IC—Flash at or above 73° F (23° C) and below 100° F (38° C).

2) Combustible Liquids—A liquid having a flash point at or above 100°_{F (38° C).}

3) Class II Combustibles—Flashpoint above 100° F (38° C) and below 140° F (60° C).

4) Class III Combustibles—Flashpoint at or above 140° F (60° C).

Figure 3-5: Bonding and Grounding Metal Receiving Container

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a) Subclass IIIA—Flashpoint at or above 140°

F (60° C) and below 200° F (93° C). b) Subclass IIIB—Flashpoint at or above 200°

F (93° C). c. Responsibilities

1) Facility Management

a) Provide proper storage for flammable liquids.

b) Ensure proper training is provided to employees who work with flammable liquids.

c) Ensure containers are properly labeled. 2) Supervisors

a) Provide adequate training in the use and storage of flammable liquids.

b) Monitor for proper use and storage. c) Keep only the minimum amount required

on hand.

d) Ensure MSDS are current for all flammable liquids.

3) Employees

a) Follow all storage and use requirements. b) Report deficiencies in storage and use to

supervisors.

c) Immediately report spills to supervisors. d. Hazard Control

1) Engineering Controls

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b) Ventilated storage areas.

c) Grounding straps on drums and dispensing points.

2) Administrative Controls a) Designated storage areas.

b) Limited amount of flammable liquids in use and storage.

c) Employee training.

d) Limited and controlled access to bulk storage areas.

e) Posted danger, warning and hazard signs. e. Substitution

Flammable liquids sometimes may be substituted by relatively safe materials in order to reduce the risk of fires. Any substituted material should be stable and nontoxic and should either be nonflammable or have a high flashpoint. f. Storage and Usage of Flammable Liquids

Flammable and combustible liquids require careful handling at all times. The proper storage of flammable liquids within a work area is very important in order to protect personnel from fire and other safety and health hazards.

1) Storage of Flammable liquids should be in NFPA approved flammable storage lockers. Do not store other combustible materials near flammable storage areas or lockers. 2) Bulk drums of flammable liquids must be

grounded and bonded to containers during dispensing. (See Figures 3-6 and 3-7 following pages.)